The New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons are preparing for their appearance in football's biggest game so we wanted to make sure our readers were just as prepared to watch it. We've pulled together a little history on the big game.

The first Super Bowl took place in 1967 as part of a merger agreement between the NFL and the AFL. In 1971, when the merger was complete, we saw the first use of Roman numerals in Super Bowl V. The games were given ordinal numbers since the football season spans two calendar years. This year's game, Super Bowl LI, takes place February 5 in Houston, Texas. Lady Gaga will provide the halftime entertainment.[Tweet "A little history on the big game. #GovEventsBlog #Falcons #Patriots #SB51"] Continue reading →